Tuesday, 4 January 2011

First, let me wish you all a Happy New Year. 2010 was exciting, what with the publication of our anthology and the launch of what we think is the only charity fundraising publishing initiative in the UK. But we want to make 2011 even better, and we've got some exciting news to reveal later in the year.

But first, we still have several dozen copies of the initial print-run of Tiny Acorns in stock and we've decided to extend our offer of free UK post and packing. We'd really like to be able to say we've sold out of the books soon, not least so we can donate a healthy sum to Children in Need. If you watch BBC's Countryfile you'll know that they're still selling their 2011 calendar and making a virtue of the fact that £4 of the proceeds from every sale goes to Children in Need. Well, £5 from the sale of every copy of Tiny Acorns bought direct from us will go to Children in Need. And although donations can be made throughout the year, we'd really like to make ours soon.

So here's the challenge. If you are a contributor you'll obviously want your work to be read as widely as possible; as a student of creative writing you might want a reminder of the e-course that ran on Tim's blog last summer; and as a writer you'll want to support the work of your fellow scribblers and spread the word far and wide. So we'd like each one of you to try and secure just one more sale during January. If you know a keen reader, tell them what a feast awaits them; or if you know a budding writer, persuade them how the book and course might inspire and direct them. Use your powers of persuasion to try and sell just one more copy; if you can sell more, so much the better. But if everyone thought long and hard about a bit of gentle arm-twisting we'd soon be able to get that cheque written.

Finally, a word about international sales. These are available through POD publication via Lulu all over the world. Our stock - and our offer of free postage - is intended for UK customers. But thanks to Lulu nobody need miss out on an opportunity to support a worthy charity as well as read some top quality writing.

We are a small, independent social enterprise publishing house specialising in bringing new authors to a discerning readership. If you've got something new to say and you can say it well, we're here to help you.